Over One Million Afghan Refugees Return From Pakistan This Year: UNHCR

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (NNN-APP) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said yesterday that, more than one million Afghans have returned from Pakistan, so far, this year. The refugee agency said in a statement that, it has increased its presence at border crossing points, where many returnees, including…

World Bank Releases 500 Million USD To Aid Philippines’ Recovery After Typhoon Kalmaegi

MANILA, Nov 29 (NNN-PNA) – The World Bank released 500 million U.S. dollars, to support the Philippines’ recovery and reconstruction efforts, in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Kalmaegi, the multilateral lender said, yesterday. Citing data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the bank said, more than…

Over 1,000 Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Forces, Illegal Settlers In West Bank In Two Yrs: UN

GENEVA, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli security forces and the illegal settlers, have killed 1,030 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since Oct 7, 2023, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified, a UN spokesperson said here yesterday. Among the fatalities…

Afghanistan Incinerated Nearly 500 Million Worn-Out Afghani Banknotes

KABUL, Nov 29 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan’s central bank, known as Da Afghanistan Bank, announced that, it has collected and incinerated nearly 500 million afghani (over seven million U.S. dollars) of worn-out banknotes, in the southern Kandahar province, yesterday. According to an official statement, the collected notes, spanning denominations of 10,…

U.S. Threatens Peace, Stability, Destroys Strategic Security Balance: DPRK

PYONGYANG, Nov 28 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), today condemned the U.S.-South Korea military drills and arms buildup, calling Washington “the chieftain threatening peace and stability and destroying the strategic security balance.” Recently, the United States and South Korea staged an anti-special operation naval drill, in…

One Dead In Western Sydney Shooting

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (NNN-AAP) – A man died, after being shot multiple times, on a street in western Sydney, today. Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), said in a statement that, officers were deployed to reports of a public place shooting on a residential street in…

Belarus Exported Over 30 Billion USD Of Food, Agricultural Products In Four Years

MINSK, Nov 28 (NNN-BelTA) – Belarus exported over 30 billion U.S. dollars worth of food and agricultural raw materials, during the first four years of its current five-year plan, a Belarusian official said, yesterday. Natalya Kochanova, chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, stressed…

55 Kg Of Heroin, Over Five Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 55 kg of heroin and 5.8 million stimulant tablets in Mandalay region of central Myanmar, the state-owned daily, The Mirror reported, today. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Mandalay’s Patheingyi township, on Nov 6, and confiscated the drugs…

Two Dead In Central Vietnam Traffic Accident

HANOI, Nov 28 (NNN-VNA) – Two people were killed in a traffic accident in central Vietnam’s Lam Dong province, at around 2:30 a.m. early today. The accident involved a passenger bus and a car, both of which were heavily damaged. According to initial reports, the accident was caused by the…

Sri Lanka Issues Red Alert As Deep Depression Intensifies Into Cyclone

COLOMBO, Nov 28 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology, yesterday, issued a red alert for both land and surrounding sea areas, as the deep depression that had formed near the Sri Lankan coast in the Bay of Bengal, has intensified into a cyclone, now named “Ditwah.” Officials warned that,…